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Category Archives: Families structures, divorce, etc
Critique of Nock's Claim That All Studies Of Same-Sex Parenting Have Fatal Flaws
All ((The word “all” here is used literally, not hyperbolically.)) the legitimate social science research on the subject has shown that children of lesbian and gay parents turn out fine. This is a finding that horrifies the gay-bashers in the … Continue reading
How To Raise Feminist Daughters
Over on Moderately Insane, Sailorman – who has two daughters, ages 2 and 4 – writes: I’m in a small new England community. We have a lot of well-minded liberal folks here. And that certainly helps. For example, their nursery … Continue reading
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More Homophobic Lies About Gay Parenting
From Media Matters: On National Public Radio’s Morning Edition, reporter Jacqueline Froelich failed to challenge Arkansas Republican state Sen. Jim Holt’s assertion that “there are thousands of studies, actually … over 10,000” that show “the homosexual family or the environment … Continue reading
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Children Don't Always Need Their Biological Fathers
From a news story about “single women choosing to become single moms”: Elkins, like many women her age, felt the pressures of wanting a child but realized that in the modern age she didn’t need a relationship with a man … Continue reading
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"My Children Bore Me To Death!"
There’s a lot of negative response to this article in the blogosphere, mostly among Christian bloggers and some Mommybloggers. (And, of course, some Christian mommybloggers). Sorry, but my children bore me to death! by HELEN KIRWAN-TAYLOR, Daily Mail […]To be … Continue reading
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Beyond Marriage
There’s been a lot of fussing over this statement, written by some LGBT activists, which calls for a broader debate over what kind of families will be recognized by the government. Here’s a sample: To have our government define as … Continue reading
Katha Pollitt on Flanagan and Hirshman
Ann at Feminist Law Professors directed me to this excellent Katha Pollitt piece about the two leading generals in the Mommy Wars: Caitlin Flanagan, scourge of upscale working mothers, meet Linda Hirshman, champion of same. You’ll like each other, you … Continue reading
Sociologists Find Americans Are Losing Their Friends
A new study indicates that the number of confidants Americans have has decreased over the past 20 years. This finding marks one of several studies that indicate that Americans’ social networks are decreasing. The primary proponent of this theory is … Continue reading
The burden of childcare
Sometimes it seems the following must be invoked whenever a feminist brings up the subject of childcare as a burden: “Lots of men who work long hours in high-stress jobs would give anything to spend more time with their children.” … Continue reading
Cosco, could you please clarify which female candidate ran "nonstop ads pointing out that the male candidate" is sexist, and…